Where does “Luang Prabang” come from?

Luang Prabang (English) comes from Lao ຫຼວງພະບາງ, from Lao ຫຼວງ, from Proto-Tai ʰluəŋᴬ — big.

Ancestry of “Luang Prabang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຫຼວງພະບາງ—
2Laoຫຼວງroyal, state; main, principal; huge, enormous
3Proto-Taiʰluəŋᴬbig
Every word from Proto-Tai ʰluəŋᴬ →Every word from Lao ຫຼວງ →Every word from Lao ຫຼວງພະບາງ →